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This resource library provides a list of physical education publications and studies that have contributed to CF fitness over the last few decades. Where practical, and where publications are sufficiently current, hyperlinks to the materials will be provided on a restricted members site in the "links" section of the fitness website.

EXPRES Health and Fitness Programs

  • Nutrition
  • **Check with your PSP Health promotion staff for the most current information on CF nutrition.
  • Managing Your Weight A-PD-007-005/JD-001 - 1988
  • BMI and Your Weight A-PD-007-005/DA-001
  • Maximizing Performance (Nutrition for the Athlete) A-PD-007-006/JD-001 -1990
  • Minimum Physical Fitness Standards (MPFS)
    • Development of Minimum Physical Fitness Standards for the Canadian Armed Forces Phase I
    • Development of Minimum Physical Fitness Standards for the Canadian Armed Forces Phase II
    • Development of Minimum Physical Fitness Standards for the Canadian Armed Forces Phase III
    • Modification of the Incremental Lifting Machine
    • Technology Transfer of Minimum Physical Fitness Standards
    • Validation of Fitness Standards for Women and Older Men in the Canadian Armed Forces
    • Alternative Aerobic Evaluations for the Canadian Forces Expres Evaluation
    • Original CF EXPRES (MPFS) Operations Manual (A-PD-050-062/PT-001)
  • Land Force Command Physical Fitness Standards (LFCPFS)
    • Development of Force Mobile Command Army Physical Fitness Evaluation and Standards for Field Units
    • Task Related Aerobic and Anaerobic Physical Fitness Standards for the Canadian Army
    • Army Physical Fitness Performance Standards Based On Body Composition, Muscular Strength and Endurance
    • Foot Health During Route Load Marching
  • Fire Fighter Physical Fitness Maintenance Program (FFPFMP)
    • Development of a Bona Fide Physical Maintenance Standard for CF and DND Fire Fighters
    • The Validity of a Simulated Forcible Entry Test for Fire Fighters
    • Reliability of a Task-Based Circuit for Fire Fighters
    • An Operations Manual for the Canadian Forces Department of National Defence Fire Fighter Physical Fitness Maintenance Program (FFPFMP) A-PD-050-000/PT-001
    • The Effect of Hyperoxia on the Physiological Stress of Exercise with Firefighting Gear and the SCBA
    • Department of National Defence Fire Fighter Physical Fitness Program promotional CD Rom
  • Search and Rescue Technicians Physical Fitness Maintenance Program (SARTech MPFP)
    • Development of a Bona Fide Physical Maintenance Standard for CF Search and Rescue Technicians
    • An Operations Manual for Canadian Forces Search and Rescue Technicians Physical Fitness Maintenance Program (SAR Tech PFMP) A-PD
  • Canadian Forces Applicant Physical Fitness Selection Program
    • Evaluator's Manual for Physical Fitness Testing of CF Applicants
    • Canadian Forces Applicant Physical Fitness Test, Standardized Test of Fitness Appraiser Validation Questionnaire
    • Physical Fitness for Applicants to the Canadian Forces (pre-enrolment information and guide to self-preparation for basic training
    • Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail (physical fitness supplement for combat arms applicants)
  • Other related research projects
    • Relationship Between Selected Physiological Measures and Field Task Performance of Canadian Soldiers
    • The Effects of Circuit Training Using Hydraulic Resistive Exercise on Aerobic Power, Strength and Endurance
    • Cardiovascular and Perceived Exertion Responses to Cycling Velocities
    • A Validation of the Royal Military College Physical Performance
    • Physical Fitness of High Performance Aircraft Pilots- a Research Prospectus and Recommended Program
    • Pilot Physical Fitness Program Effects of Hydraulic Resistance Circuit Training on Physical Fitness Components Relevant to + Gz Tolerance
    • Women in NATO
    • Biomedical.aspects of military physical training
  • Physical Education Administration Documents -Circa 1980's
    • Administration and Operation of Physical Education and Recreation Programs (A-AD-292-001 AG-001);
    • Physical Fitness Training in the Canadian Forces Volume 1 (A-PD-050- 015/PT-OO1); and
    • Physical Fitness Training in the Canadian Forces Volume 2 (A-PD-050- 015/PT-OO2).
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